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Lancaster city is furloughing roughly 12% of its employees for an indefinite period of time in an effort to save taxpayer money during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Already facing a nearly $3 million deficit in its 2020 budget, the city is projecting it will lose an additional $4.7 million in tax and fee revenue this year due to economic slowdown.

Mayor Danene Sorace delivered the news to the 69 full and part-time employees in a Zoom meeting earlier this afternoon, explaining the necessity given the financial challenges facing the city.

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A fire that began in a vehicle and spread to three buildings sent two people to the hospital and caused over $1.5 million in damages Saturday, fire officials said. 

A man was working on his car when it caught fire around 11 a.m. in the 500 block of Union Street, Columbia Borough Fire Chief Douglas Kemmerly said. The fire spread from the vehicle to the garage, and then from the garage to three apartments and two buildings. 

Saturday's winds enabled the 

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A man and his kayak were rescued by emergency crews after being stranded on a small island on the Susquehanna River Tuesday afternoon. 

A passerby called 911 around 2:43 p.m. after hearing calls for help coming from the river, radio dispatch said.

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 Jolly Roger

 Community supporters

(Mount Bethel) 

No loitering or trespassing in the cemetery – unless, of course, you’re dead.

 Checking

Another project from the found-object artist

 The locksmith at Borough Hall again – 

Are they locking us out or locking themselves in?

 In for a landing

 Not really a valid parking space

 The top of one of the water company’s “secret” water tanks

 Scooting along

 A whiter shade of pale

 Wildflowers

At a virtual meeting, Borough Council voted 6-1 to provide a one-time bonus of $4,000 to police Chief Jack Brommer for serving five weeks as interim borough manager. Councilperson Eric Kauffman voted against the bonus.

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The Wolf administration said Wednesday that it’s ordering essential businesses operating under the state’s stay-at-home order to require face masks for customers and workers. The order is effective immediately and will be enforced beginning Sunday at 8 p.m.

Under the order, most businesses must bar non-essential visitors who are not wearing masks from the premises. And employers have to provide masks to workers or approve homemade masks for employees to wear. Workers don’t have to use the masks during meal breaks. 

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